Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University Secondary Essay Prompts
These are the secondary application essay prompts for Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University. To put your best foot forward and maximize your chance of an interview invitation, visit our secondary application editing page.
About Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Secondary Deadline: N/A
Secondary Fee: N/A
FAP Waiver: N/A
Casper Required: No
Screens Applications: Yes
Accepts Application Updates:
Mission
The Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) educates osteopathic physicians to provide compassionate, quality care, promote the practice of osteopathic medicine and lifelong learning, research and service.
The mission will be achieved by meeting the following objectives:
- Demonstrating compassionate care
- Provide instruction in ethics and communication skills
- Demonstrating quality educational outcomes
- Provide instruction in core clinical competencies
- Providing osteopathic medical care
- Provide osteopathic medical care in the MWU Multispecialty Clinic
- Educating students in principles of lifelong learning
- Provide instruction in principles of lifelong learning
- Promoting research and scholarly activity
- Provide instruction in research and scholarly activity
- Provide elective opportunities for students to participate in research and scholarly activities
- Sponsoring service-learning experiences through required CCOM class and club service activities
- Provide service learning experiences
- Providing introduction to MWU GME through class presentations
- Integrate MWU GME exposure into the osteopathic student experience
- Providing instructional material and presentations in preparation for residency placement
- Prepare students for residency placement
- Providing faculty development programs
Vision
CCOM achieves educational excellence through:
Leadership
Teamwork
Commitment
Integrity
Professionalism
Diversity
Practice and Application of the Osteopathic Philosophy
2025-2026
No supplemental application Required for this cycle
2024-2025
1. List any relative who is an osteopathic physician.
2. Why do you believe CCOM would provide you with the type of osteopathic medical education you are seeking? (1500 characters)
3. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters)
2. Why do you believe CCOM would provide you with the type of osteopathic medical education you are seeking? (1500 characters)
3. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters)
2023-2024
1. List any relative who is an osteopathic physician.
2. Why do you believe CCOM would provide you with the type of osteopathic medical education you are seeking? (1500 characters)
3. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters)
4. Upload a copy of your resume or curriculum vitae, which will include, but not be limited to the following information:
Educational History (colleges attended and degrees earned)
Employment History
Medically-related work and volunteer experiences
College extracurricular activities, honors, and leadership responsibilities
Community activities, honors, and leadership responsibilities
Hobbies and nonacademic interests
2. Why do you believe CCOM would provide you with the type of osteopathic medical education you are seeking? (1500 characters)
3. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters)
4. Upload a copy of your resume or curriculum vitae, which will include, but not be limited to the following information:
Educational History (colleges attended and degrees earned)
Employment History
Medically-related work and volunteer experiences
College extracurricular activities, honors, and leadership responsibilities
Community activities, honors, and leadership responsibilities
Hobbies and nonacademic interests
2022-2023
All prompts have a 1500 character limit.
1. List any relative who is an osteopathic physician.
2. Why do you believe CCOM would provide you with the type of osteopathic medical education you are seeking?
3. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class?
4. Upload a copy of your resume or curriculum vitae.
1. List any relative who is an osteopathic physician.
2. Why do you believe CCOM would provide you with the type of osteopathic medical education you are seeking?
3. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class?
4. Upload a copy of your resume or curriculum vitae.
2021-2022
1. Why do you believe CCOM would provide you with the type of osteopathic medical education you are seeking? (1500 characters)
2. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters)
2. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters)
2020-2021
1. Do you believe CCOM would provide you with the type of osteopathic medical education you are seeking?
2. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters including spaces for both + Resume/CV)
2. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters including spaces for both + Resume/CV)
2019-2020
The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.
2018-2019
1. Why do you believe CCOM would provide you with the type of osteopathic medical education you are seeking? (1500 characters)
2. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters)
2. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters)
2017-2018
1. List any relative who is an osteopathic physician.
2. Why do you believe CCOM would provide you with the type of osteopathic medical education you are seeking? (1500 characters)
3. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters)
4. Upload a copy of your resume or curriculum vitae, which will include, but not be limited to the following information:
Educational History (colleges attended and degrees earned)
Employment History
Medically related work and volunteer experiences
College extracurricular activities, honors, and leadership responsibilities
Community activities, honors, and leadership responsibilities
Hobbies and nonacademic interests
2. Why do you believe CCOM would provide you with the type of osteopathic medical education you are seeking? (1500 characters)
3. Why should CCOM accept you into this year’s class? (1500 characters)
4. Upload a copy of your resume or curriculum vitae, which will include, but not be limited to the following information:
Educational History (colleges attended and degrees earned)
Employment History
Medically related work and volunteer experiences
College extracurricular activities, honors, and leadership responsibilities
Community activities, honors, and leadership responsibilities
Hobbies and nonacademic interests
2016-2017
The secondary application essay prompts from this medical school application cycle are the same as above.
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